Japanese diplomat leads race to head UN atomic watchdog
Vienna (AFP) June 9, 2009
A Japanese diplomat on Tuesday held the lead in the race to become the next UN atomic watchdog chief at a time when the agency is seeking to carry out high-stakes nuclear probes in Iran and Syria. Yukiya Amano won most votes in a non-binding "straw poll" held by the International Atomic Energy Agency in its search to find a successor to agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, diplomats said. ... read more
French nuclear sub begins search for jet's black boxes
Fernando De Noronha, Brazil (AFP) June 10, 2009
A French nuclear submarine launched a high-tech undersea sweep Wednesday to track down the black boxes missing after an Air France flight plunged into the Atlantic. The Emeraude, a nuclear hunter-killer sub, will use its sensitive sonar to probe the ocean depths off Brazil in a race to find the flight data recorders before their locator beacons run out of power. If the boxes are not ... more
China's Hu to attend first BRIC summit: govt
Beijing (AFP) June 9, 2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao is to visit Russia next week to take part in the first-ever summit of leaders of BRIC countries, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Hu will leave China on Sunday for a five-day trip to Yekaterinburg in western Russia, which will also incorporate a state visit and regional security meeting, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement. The summit of ... more
China industry group slams 'monopolistic' BHP-Rio deal
Shanghai (AFP) June 10, 2009
The China Iron and Steel Association said it opposes the proposed iron ore joint venture between mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, saying it had a "strong monopolistic tint". Anglo-Australian Rio pulled out of a proposed 19.5 billion dollar tie-up with China's Chinalco earlier this month and decided to go into the joint venture with rival BHP. But in a statement on its website ... more
China eyes 20 pct renewable energy by 2020: report
Beijing (AFP) June 10, 2009
China plans to dramatically increase its use of wind and solar power, aiming to generate up to one fifth of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, a senior official told Britain's Guardian newspaper. "We are now formulating a plan for development of renewable energy," Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice-chairman of China's national development and reform commission, said in an interview in London ... more
Green but costly, hybrid buses far from mass production
Vienna (AFP) June 9, 2009
Fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly, hybrid buses starred at a public transportation congress in Vienna this week, but they still face a long road before becoming cost-effective on a mass scale. With fuel consumption cut by 20 to 30 percent and CO2 emissions down by about as much -- thanks to power generated during braking -- the hybrid diesel-electric bus is the way of the future ... more
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Canada to establish carbon trading market
Airlines wary of IATA's 2020 carbon-neutral target
China 2009 auto sales could hit 11 million: state media
Study determines strength of rammed earth
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Serbia to ship nuclear waste to Russia: officials
Belgrade (AFP) June 10, 2009
Serbia will ship to Russia a huge consignment of nuclear waste from a reactor once considered one of the world's most dangerous, officials said Wednesday. The three tonnes of waste was composed mostly of spent nuclear fuel but also some enriched uranium that had been stored at the idle Vinca reactor, some 16 kilometres (nine miles) east of Belgrade, they said. "It would be difficult to ... more
Report blames petroleum industry for 25 pct of toxic pollutants
Washington (AFP) June 10, 2009
The US petroleum industry accounted for a quarter of toxic pollutants recorded across North America in 2005 by a government-backed environmental watchdog, an annual report said on Wednesday. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation - created by Canada, the United States and Mexico - said 90 percent of toxic pollutants came from just over a dozen industries. Aside from oil and ... more
IMF hails China move to purchase bonds
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2009
China's decision to purchase the International Monetary Fund's first-ever bonds underlines its strong support for the global economic and financial system, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Tuesday. Beijing had earlier said that if the IMF bonds met its requirements "in terms of safety and return on investment" it would consider buying up to 50 billion dollars of the financial instrument ... more
Craigslist revenue to hit 100 mln dollars: media group
San Francisco (AFP) June 10, 2009
Advanced Interactive Media Group is predicting that revenue at popular online classified ad website Craigslist will surge to 100 million dollars (US) in 2009. "Craigslist is a stunning business success story, especially since it's run more like a community service than a for-profit business," AIM founder Peter Zollman said Wednesday in a posting at the firm's website. "And despite ... more
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China stops imports of some Renault cars
China bid for GM brand Hummer triggers skepticism
Airlines see turnaround in 2010 but more job losses feared
A New Way To Measure Cosmic Distances
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